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Contemporary Photography from Iran” the New England arts and culture scene I started building the story manifest for that’s at the University of Southern Maine to be vibrant and thriving for us to be the this issue on the backs of two exhibitions: and reviewed here by Taryn Plumb, and same, and we spend endless hours talking “Still Life Lives!” at the Fitchburg Art Don Wilkinson’s preview of the Robert with artists, galleries and museums about Museum (which I could think of no better Hunt photographic exhibition of female the process of bringing their work, and person to cover than James Dyment, forms at the artist’s newly opened New the art of the region, to wider audiences who by day is surrounded by the treasures Bedford gallery. Artscope interactive with the hope that adding exposure and of Lowell’s Whistler House Museum), We’ve got two great Connecticut shows tablet edition gives finding ways to reach new audiences will and “Four Centuries of Massachusetts for you to read about and check out: you pan and zoom, help them prosper, both artistically and Furniture,” a collaborative series of Kristin Nord writes about the “Kees de slideshows, in-depth audio/video and more, financially. shows taking place at 11 locations state- Waal: Time Flies” show at the Center for available anytime, The amount of time it takes to create wide, focusing on the “Made in Massa- Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk anywhere worldwide on a single work takes weeks, months and chusetts: Studio Furniture of the Bay while Christopher Arnott previews the your iPad. To subscribe search Artscope in your sometimes years, and hopefully its final State” exhibition at the Fuller Craft “Futurecast” exhibition at Artspace New App Store. sales price will somewhat reflect that. Museum as well as the grand opening Haven. of North Bennet Street School’s new And there is so much more to explore facility in Boston’s North End. For the within these pages! latter two assignments, I dispatched This issue’s centerfold is Val Akula’s James Foritano, who had recently taken “We All Wear Goggles to See the World” woodworking classes in Provincetown. linoleum print; it was selected by Boston Catherine (Laferriere) Creighton returns printmaker Robert Tomolillo and Provinc- to these pages with an enthusiastic review etown printmaker and professor Vicky of the Jane Maxwell exhibition at Lanoue Tomayko. For our next contest, we’re Fine Art. Similarly, J. Fatima Martins was looking for work in the body art genre a loud advocate for covering Nina Fletch- covering tattoo art, makeup art or body er’s show at Worcester State University. painting. For full details, see our classifieds And Marguerite Serkin does a wonderful section. job balancing the timeless treasures of the We’ve worked hard to put this issue newly remodeled Bennington Museum together for you and hope you’ll enjoy it with its very modern “Daisy Rockwell: and find time to see as many of the exhibi- Topless Jihadi and Other Curious Birds” tions, galleries and museums covered exhibition. as you can — and, as you do your holiday We take a look at several artist commu- shopping, you’ll purchase as many locally- nities: Jamie Thompson takes us on a made, one-of-a-kind New England artisan wanderlust tour of Portland, Maine’s arts gifts as possible at one or more of the district; Greg Morrell visits the Seacoast region’s holiday art fairs and festivals.